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VPN

Virtual private network (VPN)

Some applications require a connection to École polytechnique's or IDCS partner laboratory's internal network. In these cases, a secure VPN connection is used. You'll find an exhaustive list below for the IT resources of IDCS partners laboratories.

You will need to install a VPN client on your workstation1; by installing this client you will of course undertake to apply the best practices laid down by the ANSSI in terms of mobility and nomadism on your hardware configuration, and authorize an SSI audit of your hardware configuration on simple request from the School's CISO.

The VPN solution will enable you, subject to the performance of your web connection, to access the resources of the School's IT resources or IDCS IT partner laboratory resources under the same conditions as if you were on site. It is available for :

  • administrative staff equipped with a workstation1 supplied, controlled and verified by the School's IT department or IDCS partner laboratory's IT department. If Palo Alto Global Protect software is not installed, you can get it here.

  • research staff2 equipped with a workstation1, controlled and verified by the School's IT department or IDCS partner laboratory's IT department. If Palo Alto Global Protect software is not installed, you can get it here.

requirements

The workstation must be checked by the IDCS laboratory's partner system administrator (ASR) or security correspondent (CSSI). Using VPN on a personal computer is prohibited.

Connect it

To connect, on MacOS, click in the top right-hand corner on the icon Palo Alto Global Protect icon.

Palo Alto Global Protect Window

The vpn.polytechnique.fr portal only needs to be entered once after installation.

Enter your School's login and password (eg. firstname.lastname) :

Palo Alto Global Protect Window Authentication

Application lists

Name IDCS Laboratory Partner Description
Lina CMLS-CPHT-CMAP-OMEGA Backup for workstation and laptop
GLPI CMLS-CPHT Hardware and software inventory
Cholesky ALL Cholesky HPC cluster
GITLAB IDCS ALL Cholesky HPC cluster projects management
File servers CMLS-CPHT-CMAP-OMEGA-CRG Drives or data storage facilities
Printers ALL School's papercut printers

  1. laptop or desktop computer prepared and provided by an IDCS partner laboratory's IT department, also known as a "trusted terminal". ↩↩↩

  2. permanent researcher, scientific collaborator3, PhD, post-doc, trainee, student. ↩

  3. for scientific collaborators from outside the IDCS partner laboratory, a certificate of computer security compliance will be requested from the collaborator's home laboratory. ↩